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Naqba Day Violence: What We Know

6:18 pm Here’s the video of the tweet I just posted. Throwing rocks from behind an ambulance is so macho. 6:08 pm: Credit Peter Lerner with the tweet of the day. 6:01 pm: The Druze residents of...

May 15, 2011 14:56 By : 8 Comments

NY Times Sinks Truth About Gaza Flotilla

One year after the Gaza flotilla, I fear Big Media is discarding the Israeli narrative of events leading up to, during and after the IDF intercepted the Mavi Marmara. An even more provocative Flotilla...

May 12, 2011 23:06 By : 2 Comments

Iran to Have Official Diplomatic Presence In Gaza?

Might Iran open an official diplomatic mission in Gaza? According to Memri, Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s representative in Tehan called on Iran to do just that: “It would be a natural move for...

May 12, 2011 5:54 By : 1 Comment

4 Snippets You Might Have Missed

Khaled Abu Toameh on Hamas vs. Fatah: In the eyes of Hamas, Mahmoud Abbas and Salaam Fayyad are also “traitors” because they have agreed — at least in English and in public — to...

May 11, 2011 13:00 By : 1 Comment

Google Israel: An Independence Day Logo and Video

Whoda thought Google would mark Israel Independence Day with a special holiday logo? Web surfers outside Israel probably won’t see it, so here’s the logo, along with HonestReporting’s...

May 10, 2011 13:53 By : 1 Comment

Video: The Best Is Yet to Come

A must-watch celebration of the diverse, exceptional and ordinary people — the often unseen faces — of Israel.

May 9, 2011 13:59 By : 20 Comments

Pro-Israel Blog-Off: Fourth Quarter Final

Aussie Dave just introduced the fourth quarter-final match of the 2011 Pro-Israel Blog-Off. This match pits against each other submissions by Challah Hu Akbar and My Right Word. Check out their submissions...

May 9, 2011 13:58 By : Leave a Comment

Egyptian FM Equates Hamas, George Washington

Talk about bad timing. On the same weekend that the US forgave $1 billion of Egyptian debt, the Washington Post published a Q+A with Cairo’s new Foreign Minister that won’t help Egypt’s...

May 8, 2011 16:21 By : 3 Comments

Financial Times: No Interest in Principle

Israel’s three conditions for engaging Hamas are a matter of principle. You don’t negotiate with people who want to kill you. You don’t negotiate with people who don’t recognize...

May 4, 2011 13:07 By : 2 Comments

Take the Palestinian Reconciliation Quiz

Take our quiz and see how well-informed you are about Hamas and Fatah coming together.

May 4, 2011 11:10 By : 7 Comments